Following the three very successful conferences dealing with the subject of bonding rubbers of all types to a wide variety of substrates, Rapra Technology Ltd and European Rubber Journal held this further broad based conference on the subject.

Papers presented at this fourth conference discuss technical updates of the current state of the art in bonding technology, and also introduce some of the developments that have taken place with bonding systems. A number of papers examine many aspects of the theoretical background of the science of adhesion theory to enable the factory practitioner to understand more fully the establishment of the best possible bonds between rubbers and substrates, and to achieve best service life from the products manufactured.